I don't believe in aliens or bigfoot either, but I still watch the History Channel on occasion, usually when I'm high as fark. Also, one shouldn't underestimate the power of drooling mongoloids; they got Bush elected twice, after all, and that wasn't so long ago.

Krymson Tyde:I'm not a believer and I'm watching it. I'm sure there are many others like myself.

Yeah, me neither (on the "believer" thing).

If something is very compelling and has a good production value, most people will watch it regardless of the subject matter.

As for the sex and violence bit, that's dramatic flair. These aren't documentaries, they're dramatizations of historical events. While my own preference is to know in what places a show or movie is historically inaccurate, I understand why certain "artistic licenses" are taken. This phenomenon isn't just relegated to the media we consume today. It has been going on ever since Muktuukaluk told his first story around the camp fire.

Farking Canuck:sleeps in trees: My son's been watching it. We aren't religious and every time is try and explain what Christians believe he thought I was messing with him. I understand why, when you've not been raised with it. You should have seen his face when Moses parted the Red Sea. I kind of wish every religion made a movie, so as to better understand them.

Yeah ... from an outside point of view, religious people believe in some whacky shiat.

Yeah... from a religious point of view. atheists believe in some whacy shiat too.

maxalt:Almost every movie with low moral standards fails at the box office but is praised by Hollywood elite, while so called wholesome movies succeed. But the movers and shakers in Hollywood consider any movie denouncing God or religion to be avant-garde and praise the writers producers and such. Used to be when the Jews owed Hollywood they liked sand and sandals movies because they were sure money in the bank. I know times change but people don't, most of the middle of the country and the south are god fearing folk and prefer wholesome entertainment.

albert71292:A show about the Bible on the "History Channel" is equivalent to having a show about fire-breathing dragons on "Animal Planet".

Believe in it or not, but the Bible, and Christianity as a whole, has had a major effect on world history. I'd be all for History Channel doing similar productions based on other religions' texts. I'd go so far as to say a comparative religion course should be part of standard high school curriculum.

Old time movie producer Cecil B DeMille made his fortune with Bible epics. He used to say "Give me any two pages of the Bible and I'll give you a picture."He is also quoted as saying "Every time I make a picture the critics' estimate of American public taste goes down ten percent." and "I make my pictures for people, not for critics."

He had the guy who wrote TFA pegged before he was even born.What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again;there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes, 1:9

maxalt:Almost every movie with low moral standards fails at the box office but is praised by Hollywood elite, while so called wholesome movies succeed. But the movers and shakers in Hollywood consider any movie denouncing God or religion to be avant-garde and praise the writers producers and such. Used to be when the Jews owed Hollywood they liked sand and sandals movies because they were sure money in the bank. I know times change but people don't, most of the middle of the country and the south are god fearing folk and prefer wholesome entertainment.

sleeps in trees:douchebag/hater: Farking Canuck: sleeps in trees: My son's been watching it. We aren't religious and every time is try and explain what Christians believe he thought I was messing with him. I understand why, when you've not been raised with it. You should have seen his face when Moses parted the Red Sea. I kind of wish every religion made a movie, so as to better understand them.

Yeah ... from an outside point of view, religious people believe in some whacky shiat.

Yeah... from a religious point of view. atheists believe in some whacy shiat too.

I'm not atheist, but I don't subscribe to a specific religion. I don't know how that is "whacy".

Okay, best place to ask this as any: Who the fark played Samson? I'm sure I've seen him, think he played a thug in The World Is Not Enough but I can't even find him there....

It's the guy who played Xaro Xhoan Daxos in GoT. Also from GoT I've seen so far are Yoren as Saul and Amory Lorch as the guy who sentenced Samson to death.<a data-cke-saved-href="<a href=" href="<a href=" http:="" awoiaf.westeros.org="" index.php="" xaro_xhoan_daxos"="" target="_blank">

Yeah... from a religious point of view. atheists believe in some whacy shiat too.

Really? Please state one thing that all, or even the majority of atheists, claim to be true.

Difficulty: Do not build the typical religious strawman of "Atheists claim gods do not exist"

See, atheists don't believe in anything therefore everything is OK so atheists like to stomp puppies to death and eat kittens and rape babies because if you don't believe in God and Hell then anything you do is OK because there is no punishment and morality can only exist if you are threatened with eternal torture which is the only reason I don't rape and steal and kill all the time although I really really want to.

As a Christian, I'm mad at how horribly done this series is. Cheesy and lame and inaccurate. For centuries, Cristianity was responsible for the best art in the world. Now we're responsible for some of the worst.

I was under the impression that this was going to be HBO/Showtime quality and it would focus on some actual history.

STRYPERSWINE:As a Christian, I'm mad at how horribly done this series is. Cheesy and lame and inaccurate. For centuries, Cristianity was responsible for the best art in the world. Now we're responsible for some of the worst.

I was under the impression that this was going to be HBO/Showtime quality and it would focus on some actual history.

umthe "history" channel was doing fiction.the bible is fiction.

the fact that some of the people, places and stories might be based on fact doesnt change that truth.WHY would you expect anything other from zealots?

I have no problem with xians making "the bible" - the miniseries. but pretending that it would be history and factually biased?HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

TV's Vinnie:This is a sign that the Constitution and the Bill of Rights should be scrapped, women made subservient to their husbands, and only the Chosen Ones have the right to break any laws they want.

Of course, the fact that it's about once in every 5-10 years that we're subjected to a new Bible movie is completely ignored here. If there were constant religious shows that consistently drew a huge audience, they might have a point. Otherwise, it's still a risky proposition.

Either way, it's just another excuse to whine and moan about Hollywood these people really need to get a life and quit manufacturing controversy, it's getting old. Hollywood doesn't make enough Jesus movies, it's Hollywood being anti-Jesus, Hollywood makes a Jesus movie, it's Hollywood being anti-Jesus. Lather, rinse, repeat...

Sensei Can You See:bborchar: I would love for someone who isn't a fervent believer to film stories from the bible. It has good stories that would be even better with critical thought applied.

It's been done, .viz. Last Temptation of Christ. You don't have to get all defensive about the Bible to realize it was an AWFUL movie.

Scorsese's fallback profession was the priesthood. I'd say that puts him in the "fervent believer" category.And aside from Keitel's terrible choice in accents, it was a really good movie, way better than Mel Gibson's Jesus Chainsaw Massacre.

It's funny that a movie that examines the burden of being a savior is reviled by some "Christians," but they'll shell out $400 million in tickets for a movie that raised no thoughts deeper than "Man, Jesus could really take a punch."

namatad:I do not understand this.WHAT is the problem with hollywood again?Hollywood makes whatever hollywood wants to make.If you dont like it, then found your own movie industry and make your own movies.

Bollywood makes movies for a specific audience.Jesuswood couple make movies for the holyrollers.It would be successful.

and then??what was the point again?Hollywood doesnt make what you want? MAKE YOUR OWN!!

/history channel is running fiction again?? FFS

Hollywood makes whatever makes money. if that's Bible epics, that's what they'll make. If it's torture porn, that's what they'll make. If they mix the two together, they get The Passion of the Christ. Whatever makes money.

But we know a lot of people must be because everyone in Hollywood thinks the same way and the Washington Times has them all figured out.

This is one of the stories that gets recycled every time something in the entertainment industry that is religious and/or conservative succeeds. This exact story was written for Kirk Cameron's movie about the plucky but abstinent firefighter and for An American Carol, they just never say the light of day. A little Find and Replace, and it;s updated for the Bible miniseries.

Stop promoting liberal lies as the truth, you historical revisionist you. Jesus was whiter than the pale lilies on your lawn.

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True... Jesus is actually the reason that White people ARE White. Before Jesus came strolling around, there were no White people. Once he died for our sins, then the truly sin-free people in the world were White, and all varying shades just indicate HOW sin-free your ancestors were.

Of course, this means that gingers are the least-sinning people in history. And pre-history.

Of course the Bible confuses Hollywood. A lot of the major players have spent their lives studying the works of L. Ron Hubbard and trying to move up the Bridge to become better Operating Thetans before David Miscavige randomly loses his shiat and tries to choke them out. From what I've been reading in the Lawrence Wright book, a lot of it is an insane, humorless echo chamber, where people like Paul Haggis get ostracized for making a little joke about Scientology to Stephen Spielberg. If Hollywood has a moral cancer eating at it, is its toleration of Scientology.

Mad_Radhu:Of course the Bible confuses Hollywood. A lot of the major players have spent their lives studying the works of L. Ron Hubbard and trying to move up the Bridge to become better Operating Thetans before David Miscavige randomly loses his shiat and tries to choke them out. From what I've been reading in the Lawrence Wright book, a lot of it is an insane, humorless echo chamber, where people like Paul Haggis get ostracized for making a little joke about Scientology to Stephen Spielberg. If Hollywood has a moral cancer eating at it, is its toleration of Scientology.

Sounds exactly like what happens to anyone trying to run for public office if they dare poke fun at Christianity. Thank GOD that's only entertainment, just like Hollywood.